Computer Preventive Maintenance Schedule

With proper maintenance you can avoid trouble and keep your computer running at peek efficiency. The basic steps are:

Keep your operating system up-to-date with all the latest security releases.
Run an anti-virus program regularly to keep your computer bug free.
Run system utilities regularly to make sure your hardware is operating correctly.

This is a schedule you can use as a guide.

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Annually
Delete Temp Internet Files	X
Delete Temp Windows Files	X
Run Virus Scan		X
Windows Update		X
Run Spybot		X
Run Ad-Aware		X
Check for Updates to Java		X
Run Disk Cleanup			X
Run Scan Disk/Check Disk			X
Run Disk Defragmenter			X
Check for Updates to Adobe Reader			X
Clean Computer, Mouse, Keyboard & Monitor				X

This is a nice video tutorial on how to clean your computer hardware.